2016 US Code
Title 12 - Banks and Banking
Chapter 21 - Financial Recordkeeping
Sec. 1956 - Criminal penalty

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Citation 12 U.S.C. § 1956 (2016)
Section Name §1956. Criminal penalty
Section Text

Whoever willfully violates any regulation under this chapter shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 91–508, title I, §126, Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1118.)

Editorial Notes EFFECTIVE DATE

Section effective on first day of seventh calendar month which begins after Oct. 26, 1970, except that the Secretary of the Treasury may, by regulation, provide that this section be effective on any date not earlier than the publication of such regulations in the Federal Register and not later than first day of thirteenth calendar month which begins after Oct. 26, 1970, see section 401(a), (b) of Pub. L. 91–508, set out as a note under section 1951 of this title.

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 12 - BANKS AND BANKING
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 12 - BANKS AND BANKING
CHAPTER 21 - FINANCIAL RECORDKEEPING
Sec. 1956 - Criminal penalty
Contains section 1956
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large Reference 84 Stat. 1118
Public Law References Public Law 91-508
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